This thing rocks. You won't believe how well this thing drives nails. Link
My crew fights over who gets to use it when I'm gone, & my lead wants me to buy a new one so I'll sell him the used one.
The only quibble (and its minor) is that its not the best at pulling nails - but I get fewer bent nails with this than any other hammer I've used - so its not such a problem.
Here's another handy item from the same company (and no, I'm not paid to promote their stuff - but good gear should be recognized)
I dunno, but don't side pry with it... it'll bend.
I love my Stiletto ti-bones for my every day framers.
My Estwing 22 oz will do in a pinch. Still a good hammer, but I've gotten too used to the curved axe handle of the Stilettos.
I'm currently looking into wooden handle cali framers. One, they look bad-azz. Two, they just feel right. Would be a nice back up beating stick.
I like my 23 ounce Vaughn Cali Framer. Don't know if it's the best, but it works for me, and I got it on clearance for $14 at a lumber yard. Made in the USA too :thumbup:
I received this as a gift so it replaced my 24 oz estwing. Man I love this hammer. My partner swings a 26oz stanley. I cant believe how much nicer it is to drive nails with this over his club. I can only assume its similar to the stilletto's which I was looking at until I received this as a gift. For 50-60 bucks it seems worth it. I would still like to try the ti-bone though.
I've been swinging one of these Vaughans for years. It's not used for much more than coaxing stuff into place these days, but a good all around hammer.
any hammer thats all metal yet needs welding in it just screams "i will break faster than the rest".. ive looked at them.. and put it back on the shelf.. ive had previous stanley framing hammers and they had terrible balance or didnt last more than a year. ill stick to my stiletto and japanese nailing hammer from lee valley
The douglas hammer has done a geat job. It has lasted many years without replacement and has gone through the construction of many homes and remodels. The nail set works every time. :thumbup:
I like my dewalt. good for nailing here and there. The only time I hand-nailed anything in the last year at least was when my strapshot stopped working.
Only other time I use a hammer is for "persuading" and a light hammer like the dewalts just don't work as good for that.
So really it's a toss-up for me.
In the end a cheap, heavy hammer is better because I hardly use it so very rarely wear one.
If I do wear one, then I'll go with the lighter one (dewalt) and just hit harder when I need to persuade something.
This thing rocks. You won't believe how well this thing drives nails. Link
My crew fights over who gets to use it when I'm gone, & my lead wants me to buy a new one so I'll sell him the used one.
The only quibble (and its minor) is that its not the best at pulling nails - but I get fewer bent nails with this than any other hammer I've used - so its not such a problem.
Here's another handy item from the same company (and no, I'm not paid to promote their stuff - but good gear should be recognized)
I fell in love with that Douglas when I first saw it. Then, the rational side of me wondered "Where do I find a replacement handle when I break that one?"
I was looking at one of those the other day. Looks like a nice hammer.
What's the weight?
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